Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-29
STATE NEWS.
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The Patten correspondent Of the Bangor
Wing writes: "Mr. James Mitchell, in
charge of the survey of the Northern ARGOS
took Railroad, has completed the survey
from Houton to this village. He says he
finds very good route all of the way, the
distance being thirty-fve miles and two
hundred feet from Houlton to this village
He also says he finds nice route south Of
patten, down the Molunkus.
CUMBERLAND.
BRIDGroS. MARY c. Fogg, daughter of
Mr.. Albert Fogg, was united in marriage
last Thursday to Mr.. Herbert Cole of the
Bath High School.-Mr, Mason Of the Bridg-
ton House is now donicied and ready for
business. Cumberland House is max
ing extensive internal Improvements.
PoRTLAND.--A young horse owned by Mr..
Haskell, living at the West End, ran away
on Commercial street Tuesday afternoon
and smashed the wagon considerably before
he was stopped.-Ira NJ. True & Co.'S de-
tective agency has been removed from EX-
change street to 237 Middle street, over
Shaws grocery store.
| The shoe factory al South Pari. lie again in
operation, having been leased TO Hayden
Brothers for a term of five years. They will
manufacture ladies' work for the jobbing
trade.
A veritable Oxford bear was
shipped to Massac husetts last week by S. NJ.
Locke of Roxbury, He was an old monarch
of the forest, very large and very fat. He
was killed in the town of Byron.
A live business man has started a new in
dustry at Albany. He pays FIVE cents each
for rats and one cent for mice for all that the
boys in the neighborhood kill on his prem
Uses. At last accounts 20 had been taken and
81 promptly paid.
BErHEL.-Ossian X. Stanley is hauling
l00, 900 white pine logs to +. S. Kilborns
mill-A. NJ. and J. II. Garter have contract
ed to put 100 900 into Isaac Morrills mill,
North Bethel, for Elias Thomas, Portland.
PENoBscor.
Harry Carlisle, of Bangor, who is en-
| poyed in the Bangor Steam Dye House on
| Central street, met with severe accident
Tuesday morning. A jet of steam from a
steam hose struck him in the face, blistering
it badly and severely I'M uring his right eye.
| The wounds caused were very painful. The
attending ply stefan says that the ball of the
eye was burned. but hopes that the sight will
not be permanently impaired. Notices have
been sent to the stockholders of the annual
meeting of the Bodwell Water Power Co.
in Bangor Wednesday, Jan. It'll at 10 A. NJ
and of the annual meeting of the Oldtown
Wooden Company the following day in the
municipal court room in Oldtown. Much
business of interest will be transacted at
these two meetings.
A handsome arm chair was presented to
Mr.. Lew Hathorn of the Travellers Home,
of Bangor on Saturday evening, as q Christ
mas present by the employees Of the hotel
Mr.. Hathorn is greatly pleased with the chair.
SAGADAHoc.
At George NJ. Patterns in Topsham Satur-
day night the neighbors gathered to the num-
Der of sixty and passed a most pleasant even
ing. The principal feature of the event was
a generously laden tree with gifts for all and
there was happiness and good cheer on every
hand Mr.. and Mrs Patten made all well
come and merriment was unrestrained. The
affair was a genuine social success.
large bull at the Snow farm, near Hard
ing station, was shot Tuesday afternoon by
Andrew Savage the noted rife shot of Bath,
who received one dollar for his work
from the man who had bought the animal.